Wallboard fastener



Sept. 26, 1939.

S.,H. TUMMINS WALLBOARD FASTE'NER W Filed Oct.` 24, `1958 54111051. H.EMM/Ns Patented Sept. 26, 1939 OFFICEA waunoaan rasraxan a Samuel H.Tummins, Houston, Tex.

Application October 24, 1938. No. 236,664

7 Claims.

I'his invention relates to a wall board fastener.

An object of the invention is to provide a fastener ofthe characterdescribed specifically designed for securing wall boards, lor panels, tothe furring strips or other wall supporting framework, which willsecurely hold-the wall boards. or panels, in place and which, whenapplied, vwill be invisible.

The fastener herein described `has been spel ciilcally shaped so as tofit into the bevel-lap joint between adjacent boards, or panels. l

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastener of thecharacter described formed of thin, light, strong material which willreadily l nt into, and be concealed in, thejoint formed between adjacentboards, or panels, which may be cheaply and easily produced and readilyapplied and which is very emcient in securing the wall in place.

With the above and other objects in view .the invention has particularrelation to certain novel 'features of construction and use, an example'of which is given in this specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:-

Figure l shows a fragmentary, elevational view showing the fastenerapplied as in use.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged, fragmentary, horizontal, sectional viewtaken on the line- 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a tener, and

Figure 4 shows a perspective view illustrating another embodiment.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals ofreference designate the same parts in each of the figures, the' numeralI designates the base portion of the fastener which is provided'wlth anail hole 2 to receive the nail I. The base is ilat so as to ntilrmlyagaikn'st the furring strip 4 of the wall frame- WOE,

The material of the fastener, at one margin of the base, is overturnedforming an abutment 5 at approximately .right angles to the base I andis extended diagonally, relative to the abutment forming the clampt. Atang 'I, terminating in a sharp point or apex, is thrown out-y wardly,and forwardly, from the material oftheclamp I, as shown in Figure 3. Twoof said tangs as Ia may be similarly ,formed as shown in Flgure 4.

In application the base I may be secured to the furring strip I by thenail 3 as shown in Figure 1 with the abutment 5 in close abuttingrelation with the adjacent margin l of the wall perspective view of thefasstri (Cl. 'l2-118) board, or panel. 19 and with ,the clamp 6 fittingclosely against the adjacent side of the groove Il, thus clamping theboard, or panel, 9 rmly against the furring strip. The adjacent'board,or panel, II may then be inserted into place with 6 its tongue I2 ttingclosely into the groove III. When so inserted into place the tang 1 willpenetrate into the material of the board, or panel, II

as indicated in Figures 1 and 2 so as to hold the margin of the boardlast inserted securely in l0 place. One margin of each board, orpanel,will thus be clamped against the furring stripping by the clamp l whileits opposite margin will be secured in place by the tang of the adjacentfastener. 'Ihe fastener will thus be completely l5 concealed from viewbut will hold the boards, or panels, firmly secured to the adjacentfurring The drawing and description disclose what is now considered tobe a preferred form of the-20 invention by way of illustration, only,while the broad principle of the invention will be defined by theappended claims.

What I claim-is:

1. A wall board fastener comprising a dat base 25 having a nail holetherein and formed with an overturned abutment at one margin atapproximately right nllato the plane of the base, said abutment having@diagonal extension forming a clamp and an outwardly projecting tangonthe clamp.

2. -A wall board fastener comprising a fiat base, a clamp memberextended in a diagonal direction with respect to, and formed integrallywith the base and adapted to overlie and clamp the adjacent margin of awall board .and a forwardly Pg'Ojecting tang on the clamp and adapted topenetrate into the adjacent margin of another wall board.

3. A wall board fastener formedof sheet metal 49 andV comprising a flatbaseportion, a marginal -abutment at one side of the base portion atap-- proximately right angles thereto against which the margin of anadjacent board may abut, a clamp portion diagonally related 'to theabut- 45 ment adapted to clamp against and securely hold said adjacentmargin in 'potiom a forwardly projecting tang thrown out from vthematerial of the clamp portion and adapted to penetrate into the adjacentmargin of another wall board, 50 said base portlon marginal abutment,clamp portion and tang being all formed of a single piece of material. Y

4.1Awall board fastener comprising 'a substantially at base, a clampportion extended from and formed with the base and adapted to overlieand clamp a portion of an adjacent marginal edge of a wall board, and atang projecting from the clamp and adapted to penetrate into theadjacent margin of another wall board.

5. A wall board fastener comprising a fiat base. a clamp portionextended from and formed integrally with the base and adapted to extendinto overlying iiush engagement with and securely clamp a portion of anadjacent marginal edge of a wall board, and a forwardly projecting tangon the clamp adapted to penetrate into the adjacent margin of anotherwall board.

6. In a building construction, the combination with a. supportingelement and a plurality of wall covering elements having interlockingside edges, of a fastening member-comprising a base attached to saidsupporting element, an extended portion on said base provided with aprong adapted to be forced into the interlocking side edge of'one of thesaid wall covering elements,

said extended portion engaging with the interlocking side edge of anadjacent wall covering elementvwhereby said extended portion clamps theinterlocking side edge of said last mentioned ,element and said wallcovering element to said supporting element.

'1. In a building construction, the combination with a supportingelement and a plurality of wall covering elements having interlockingmale and female side edges, of a fastening member comprising a baseattached to said supporting element, an extended portion on said baserprovided with a prong adapted to be forced into the male side edge ofone of said wall covering elements, said extended portion engaging withthe female side edge of an adjacent .wall covering ele- .ment wherebysaid extended portion clamps said SAMUEL H. TUMMINS.

